# Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified at Empire State Cardboard Paper Recycling Corp.
> OSHA SIR `20181111693` · 11/13/2018 · MASPETH, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bundles, bales
- **Secondary source:** Containers-variable restraint, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Empire State Cardboard Paper Recycling Corp.
- **Location:** 3 Railroad Place, MASPETH, NEW YORK, 11378
- **NAICS:** 322219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A forklift operator struck a stack of bales weighing approximately 1,200 lbs. As a result, a bale container fell on top of an employee standing in the area. The injured employee was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*